{"id":"tuhi-assistant.can-i-use-storage-studio-without-tuhi","url":"/faq/tuhi-assistant/can-i-use-storage-studio-without-tuhi","category":{"id":"tuhi-assistant","title":"Tuhi, your storage assistant"},"subcategory":{"id":"about-tuhi","title":"About Tuhi"},"question":"Can I use Storage Studio without the Tuhi Home screen?","alt_questions":["Hide Tuhi","Switch to the Advanced view","I prefer the menu bar popover","Turn off the Intelligence view","Use Storage Studio without the assistant"],"short_answer":"Yes. In Settings → Interface, choose the Advanced view (menu-bar popover and specialist windows) instead of the Intelligence view with Tuhi's Home screen. It applies next time you click the menu-bar icon.","answer_markdown":"Yes. Storage Studio has two views. The **Intelligence** view is the calm window with the Home screen and Tuhi; the **Advanced** view is the menu-bar popover and the specialist windows, for full control.\n\nSwitch in **Settings → Interface** under **How Storage Studio opens**. The change takes effect the next time you click the Storage Studio menu-bar icon, and you can switch back any time. Every feature is available either way.","answer_html":"<p>Yes. Storage Studio has two views. The <strong>Intelligence</strong> view is the calm window with the Home screen and Tuhi; the <strong>Advanced</strong> view is the menu-bar popover and the specialist windows, for full control.</p>\n<p>Switch in <strong>Settings → Interface</strong> under <strong>How Storage Studio opens</strong>. The change takes effect the next time you click the Storage Studio menu-bar icon, and you can switch back any time. Every feature is available either way.</p>","answer_text":"Yes. Storage Studio has two views. The Intelligence view is the calm window with the Home screen and Tuhi; the Advanced view is the menu-bar popover and the specialist windows, for full control.\n\nSwitch in Settings → Interface under How Storage Studio opens. The change takes effect the next time you click the Storage Studio menu-bar icon, and you can switch back any time. Every feature is available either way.","tags":["tuhi","advanced view","settings"],"related":[{"id":"tuhi-assistant.where-is-the-ask-box","question":"Where do I find Tuhi and the Ask box?","url":"/faq/tuhi-assistant/where-is-the-ask-box"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"Can I use Storage Studio without the Tuhi Home screen? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Yes. In Settings → Interface, choose the Advanced view (menu-bar popover and specialist windows) instead of the Intelligence view with Tuhi's Home screen. It applies next time you click the menu-bar icon.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Tuhi, your storage assistant","path":"/faq/tuhi-assistant/"},{"name":"Can I use Storage Studio without the Tuhi Home screen?","path":"/faq/tuhi-assistant/can-i-use-storage-studio-without-tuhi"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/tuhi-assistant/can-i-use-storage-studio-without-tuhi","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I use Storage Studio without the Tuhi Home screen?","alternateName":["Hide Tuhi","Switch to the Advanced view","I prefer the menu bar popover","Turn off the Intelligence view","Use Storage Studio without the assistant"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. Storage Studio has two views. The Intelligence view is the calm window with the Home screen and Tuhi; the Advanced view is the menu-bar popover and the specialist windows, for full control.\n\nSwitch in Settings → Interface under How Storage Studio opens. The change takes effect the next time you click the Storage Studio menu-bar icon, and you can switch back any time. Every feature is available either way.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/tuhi-assistant/can-i-use-storage-studio-without-tuhi"}}]},"fragment":"<div class=\"wrap fl-wrap\"><div class=\"fl-layout\"><aside class=\"fl-side\" aria-label=\"FAQ topics\"><details open><summary>All topics</summary><ul class=\"fl-tree\"><li><a href=\"/faq/getting-started/\">Getting started</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/\">Freeing up space</a> <span>182</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/\">Moving folders</a> <span>144</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/apps/\">Apps</a> <span>146</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/external-drives/\">External drives</a> <span>169</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/finder-location/\">Finding things in Finder</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/\">Cloud accounts</a> <span>158</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/icloud/\">iCloud &amp; iCloud Photos</a> <span>168</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\">Data Transfers</a> <span>119</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/\">Backups &amp; restore points</a> <span>126</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/\">Delta Drive, Delta Trust &amp; My Drive</a> <span>125</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/\">Bridge &amp; your devices</a> <span>111</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/duplicates/\">Duplicate files</a> <span>74</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\">Junk Yard</a> <span>113</span></li><li class=\"fl-open\"><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/\" aria-current=\"true\">Tuhi, your storage assistant</a> <span>105</span><ul><li class=\"fl-on\"><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/#about-tuhi\">About Tuhi</a> <span>9</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/#asking\">Asking Tuhi</a> <span>8</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/#what-tuhi-knows\">What Tuhi knows</a> <span>29</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/#apple-intelligence\">Apple Intelligence</a> <span>6</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/#privacy\">Privacy and history</a> <span>11</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/#actions\">What Tuhi can do for you</a> <span>6</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/#support\">Contacting support</a> <span>12</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/#ai-access\">AI access for other assistants</a> <span>17</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/#troubleshooting\">When Tuhi doesn&#39;t help</a> <span>7</span></li></ul></li><li><a href=\"/faq/settings/\">Settings &amp; keep-time</a> <span>88</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/performance-battery/\">Performance &amp; battery</a> <span>62</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/\">Privacy &amp; safety</a> <span>85</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> <span>131</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/troubleshooting/\">Troubleshooting &amp; messages</a> <span>180</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/comparisons/\">Comparisons &amp; alternatives</a> <span>75</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/mac-storage-basics/\">Mac storage basics</a> <span>315</span></li></ul></details></aside><div class=\"fl-main\"><nav class=\"fl-crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/\">FAQ</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/\">Tuhi, your storage assistant</a></li><li aria-current=\"page\">Can I use Storage Studio without the Tuhi Home screen?</li></ol></nav>\n<form class=\"fl-search\" action=\"/faq/search\" method=\"get\" role=\"search\" data-fl-search>\n<label class=\"fl-visually-hidden\" for=\"fl-q\">Search the FAQ</label>\n<input id=\"fl-q\" type=\"search\" name=\"q\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Search 2,816 questions…\" autocomplete=\"off\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<button type=\"submit\">Search</button>\n<div class=\"fl-suggest\" role=\"listbox\" hidden></div>\n</form>\n<article class=\"fl-entry\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow fl-eyebrow\"><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/\">Tuhi, your storage assistant</a> · <a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/#about-tuhi\">About Tuhi</a></p>\n<h1>Can I use Storage Studio without the Tuhi Home screen?</h1>\n<p class=\"fl-short\"><strong>Short answer:</strong> Yes. In Settings → Interface, choose the Advanced view (menu-bar popover and specialist windows) instead of the Intelligence view with Tuhi&#39;s Home screen. It applies next time you click the menu-bar icon.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>Yes. Storage Studio has two views. The <strong>Intelligence</strong> view is the calm window with the Home screen and Tuhi; the <strong>Advanced</strong> view is the menu-bar popover and the specialist windows, for full control.</p>\n<p>Switch in <strong>Settings → Interface</strong> under <strong>How Storage Studio opens</strong>. The change takes effect the next time you click the Storage Studio menu-bar icon, and you can switch back any time. Every feature is available either way.</p></div>\n\n<p class=\"fl-meta\">Last reviewed <time datetime=\"2026-10-01\">October 1, 2026</time></p>\n\n<section class=\"fl-related\"><h2>Related questions</h2><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/where-is-the-ask-box\">Where do I find Tuhi and the Ask box?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/can-i-use-storage-studio-without-tuhi.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/can-i-use-storage-studio-without-tuhi.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}